Posted on May 31, 2010 by tlernst
Kathy Jones’ Garden and Plant Sale
Saturday, May 15th (9am – 4pm) and Sunday, May 16th (9am – 3pm)
A Neighborhood Plant, Jewelry and Pottery Sale in Beautiful Crescent Valley (just north of Corvallis, Oregon).
Benton Center Spring Studio Sale
Friday, June 4 (3:30-5:30) on the patio in front of the Ceramics Studio
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757 NW Polk (Behind Borders Books), Corvallis, Oregon
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A sale of student and instructor pottery and sculpture. Gas-fired, wood-fired, salt-glazed and raku pottery all for sale. Part of the proceeds go towards supporting the Benton Center Ceramics Studio.
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Posted on February 20, 2010 by tlernst
After the craziness of the Fall this is the time of year for me to be recharge my creative batteries, make some new work and get ready for the Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase that opens at the end of April at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
- April 30th , May 1st and 2nd, 2010
- Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon
- 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
- The largest all pottery show in the country!
- I will be in Booth B-12
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Posted on February 20, 2010 by tlernst
October 9-11, 2009
- Clayfest, Eugene, Oregon
- Lane County Fairgrounds
- (Booth 9)
November 2 – December 5, 2009
- Handmade in Oregon VI, Corvallis, Oregon
- Oregon State University Memorial Union Concourse, Corvallis, Oregon
November 14-15, 2009
November 21 – 22, 2009
- Studio Sale, Corvallis, Oregon
- Our first studio sale in our new studio. Come celebrate with us!!!
December 4 – 5, 2010
December 11, 2009
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Posted on June 30, 2009 by tlernst
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Posted on May 8, 2009 by tlernst
A crew of eleven people fired Stephen Mickey’s Soulgama for the 21st time from March 26-30, 2009. We had two days of loading and a little less than 3 days of firing. We opened and unloaded the kiln on Saturday, April 11th. We ususally open the kiln one week after firing but since several of us had other firings the weekend of April 4th Stephen decided to unload the kiln after a two week cooling. The extra cooling time didn’t seem to have affected the look of the pots.
After two days of loading we started the fire late Friday afternoon. Most of us had to go to the Ceramics Showcase meeting in Multnomah to pick our booths for the show. Sandy Segna stayed and tended the kiln in our absence.
On Saturday night we had our usuall pizza and potluck dinner where Jim, Robin and Nathan Hominiuk cook homemade pizzas in the pizza oven made out of kiln bricks. Everyone involved with the firing and invited guests bring a wide assortment of pizza toppings.
To add to the festivities we also celbrated Brenda Scott’s birthday. Sarah Chenoweth brought cake and noisemakers for everyone. It was quite the festive evening and we even remembered to stoke the kiln when it was needed.
The firing went well with good results. We had problems with the pyrometers and consequently we let the front of the kiln get a little hotter than usual. Good for my large stoneware pots … not quite so good for some of the porcelain and porcelaineous stonewares. Except for the front rank of shelves the front of the kiln produced its usual beautiful, drippy and glossy pots.
The center of the kiln produced glossy drippy pots near the first stoke alley and quieter surfaces further back until the second stoke alley. I want to try some sagger pots for the floor of the kiln in the middle section since this is often cooler and less ashey. The pack of the kiln had pots with glazes since it is somewhat cooler. Some great pots came out of the back. I am learning more and more how to prepare my work for this section of the kiln and was pleased with the results.
- Front Section
Middle Section
Back Section
Two weeks after the firing we opened, unloaded and cleaned up the kiln site and stacked the next load of wood.
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by tlernst
My booth at Showcase 2009
Everyone selling pottery at the show was wondering how it would go this given the economy. Would people show up? Would they buy anything? What would they buy … functional ware, “artsy” pieces?
The attendance was up for the show … I heard that the there was a 24% increase in attendance over last year’s show. This was great to hear! I haven’t heard yet anything about the income for the show. For myself I didn’t do as well as years past but better than last year and better than expected. I didn’t many large vases but sold a lot of medium and lower priced pieces. I was quite pleased with the show.
It was wonderful to seemany familiar faces and friends; both potters and patrons. I also met many new people which was nice.
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Posted on May 5, 2009 by tlernst
A large crew of people fired Jay Widmer’s Digger Mountain Anagama from April 2nd through 5th, 2009. This was an interesting firing in that most of the wood available for this firing was wet and unseasoned. Wet wood and too slow of a temperature gain early on resulted in a rather cool firing. We only dropped cone 11 in the front of the kiln and cone 9 in the back. Reduction seemed to be a little heavy in this firing also … probably a result of the wet wood. At first when we unloaded the kiln I was disappointed in the lack of melted ash on the pots. However, after I got the pots home and cleaned up I really started to like and appreciate the softer surfaces that came from the back half of the kiln. The front of the kiln had good ash build up and many of the surfaces sported platelets on their surfaces.
Here are some photos of the firing.
Pots queued up to be loaded into the kiln.
The start of the firing before the door was set into place.
Just after the door was set in place. The two pots
on the step in front of the fire box are my pieces and
were some of my favorite pots to come out of the firing.
Peter and Nick Widmer and Lynda Farmer doing the side-stoking.
Jay stoking the kiln after Lynda Farmer and Nick Widmer finished the side-stoking.
Front rank of shelves.
2nd range of shelves
3rd range of shelves
4th range of shelves
5th range of shelves
6th range of shelves
Lynda Farmer, Lauren Scott and Allison Widmer look at the pieces on one of the tables.
The April 2009 crew
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Posted on February 16, 2009 by tlernst
- 2nd Place — Best of Show, 2008 Clayfest, Eugene, Oregon
Currently I have no shows or sales scheduled until Ceramics Showcase in April. You can purchase pieces by either contacting me or I encourage you to visit the Trillium Gallery in Wheeler, Oregon.
This year’s
Chocolate Fantasy and Art Auction will be held February 28th, 2009, from 6:00-10:00pm in The Club Level at Reser Stadium. Chocolate Fantasy will be hosted by OPB Oregon Art Beat’s, K.C. Cowan. Chocolate Fantasy
is a fund-raiser for
The Arts Center, in Corvallis, Oregon and features chocolate desserts for tasting, an art auction, food, bar and music. Over 160 artists, businesses and community supporters of the arts have donated original works and more for this years auction. The art includes ceramics, photography, painting, woodworking, printmaking, fiber arts, jewelry and glass. I have been a member of the procurement committee responsible for procuring quality pottery and clay sculpture pieces to auction for several years now and I think this year’s extravaganza will be one of the best! I hope to see you there!
I will be participating in two anagama firings during March and April, Jay Widmer’s Digger Mountain Anagama and Stephen Mickey’s Soulgama. I should have many new and beautiful pots for the spring shows.
April 24th, 25th and 26th, I will be participating once again the Oregon Potters Association’s Ceramics Showcase at the Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. More details later.
2nd Place Best of Show
May 1 – 20 , 2009, I will be participating in the Soulbuds show at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon. This is a show of artists who have been a part of Stephen Mickey’s Soulgama anagama. More details later.
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A Neighborhood Plant, Jewelry and Pottery Sale in Beautiful Crescent Valley (just north of Corvallis, Oregon).
provided the kiln and creative environment from which so many of the pots in the show emanated.
